Last time I wrote a blog entry, I was struggling with myself on the decision to start potty training Skylar and was super frustrated with how well she was doing at home vs. the multiple accidents a day at school. It even got to the point where she was refusing to sit on the toilet at school last Thursday. I was oh so close to throwing in the towel for the time being. I was actually fully anticipating her to continue to refuse to use the toilet at school and had it set in my mind that we would go back to diapers if she wasn't making huge strides this week.
Of course, just when I'm ready to throw in the towel, she throws me a curve ball. I spent most of our 3 days home together trying to get her to use unfamiliar toilets (like in public) vs using the baby potty chair. Yes, I even bribed her with multiple m&m's just to get her to sit on the toilet on Friday. By the end of the day Friday it was as if she never had an issue. What is with this Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde phenomenon of toddlerhood??!! At any rate, she had an amazing potty weekend and I still had a fear that come Monday AM, she was going to fight it at school again. When I went in to pick her up on Monday I expected to find the usual grocery bag loaded down with soiled laundry, but instead I got a backpack full of clean clothes and a note saying she was eager to use the potty and her teachers were beaming saying how awesome she had done all day with TELLING THEM she needed to go - who is this child?? haha. Not one to get my hopes up, I didn't expect her to hold on to that theme for another day, but then again today I show up to no dirty laundry, proud teachers, and a giggling little girl...
I guess this was her way of reminding me that there are bumps and potholes in every road and though it would have been easier to give up, I knew that she was ready and that she could do it - I'll stay hopeful she continues to be successful and I'll know that when there are setbacks (and I know there will be setbacks), just to keep pushing on.
And next time I'll try not to write about going to the bathroom :)
